Asian shares ended mixed on Friday some of the markets rebounded from last three sessions of losses as fresh data from US showed a recovery in the world's largest economy, boosting investors' risk appetite. Japan's Nikkei went home with strong gains being regional outperformer, after the parliament approved Haruhiko Kuroda as the next governor of the Bank of Japan and his two new deputies. Meanwhile, South Korean market closed lower, as heavyweight Samsung Electronics slipped after the launch of its new smartphone.
Asian Indices | Last Trade | Change in Points | Change in % |
Shanghai Composite | 2,278.40 | 8.12 | 0.36 |
Hang Seng | 22,533.11 | -86.07 | -0.38 |
Jakarta Composite | 4,819.32 | 32.96 | 0.69 |
KLSE Composite | 1,627.64 | -18.58 | -1.13 |
Nikkei 225 | 12,560.95 | 179.76 | 1.45 |
Straits Times | 3,286.05 | 6.55 | 0.20 |
KOSPI Composite | 1,986.50 | -15.63 | -0.78 |
Taiwan Weighted | 7,927.49 | -24.27 | -0.31 |
